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Hannibal and his men crossing the Alps.
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Punic Wars
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Carthaginian Empire through the Punic Wars
The Punic Wars were a series of three wars fought between Rome and Carthage between 264 and 146 BC[1], and were probably the largest wars yet of the ancient world.[2] They are known as the Punic Wars because the Latin term for Carthaginian was Punici (older Poenici, from their Phoenician ancestry). The main cause of the Punic Wars was the clash of interests between the existing Carthaginian Empire and the expanding Roman Republic. The Romans were initially interested in expansion via Sicily, part of which lay under Carthaginian control. |}
There is a timeline of events regarding the Punic Wars at the related link below .
First Punic War: Carthage was pushing its control in Sicily and ran up against some rebellious mercenary soldiers. Rome chose to support them as a means of having an excuse to move into Sicily to expand its territory beyond Italy. Second Punic War: Carthage attacked Sargentum in Spain, in breach of the Ebro River line agreed with Rome as dividing their areas of interest in Spain.
what was thre first punic war
The Romans won the first punic war .
The first Punic war, like all the Punic wars, were between Rome and Carthage.
There is a timeline of events regarding the Punic Wars at the related link below .
264 BCE.
The Second Punic War stated in 218 BC and ended in 202 BC.
The Thirs punic War started in 149 BC abd ended in 146 BC.
In 264 BC.
218 BCE.
The Punic Wars started in 264 BC as a result of territorial disputes between Rome and Carthage.
264-241 BCE.
1st punic war 2nd punic war 3rd punic war emporor war
First Punic War: Carthage was pushing its control in Sicily and ran up against some rebellious mercenary soldiers. Rome chose to support them as a means of having an excuse to move into Sicily to expand its territory beyond Italy. Second Punic War: Carthage attacked Sargentum in Spain, in breach of the Ebro River line agreed with Rome as dividing their areas of interest in Spain.
what was thre first punic war
Second Punic War.